Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-28


constitute quorum, and il only 46 were
present "A would elect. 1t therefore be-
hOoyes the Democrats to be present at
every balloting, as their political OppO-
nents would not hesitate to take advantage
of temporary absence to capture the Sena-
tor.
THE WHEELING NEWS.
4 telegram tonight from Sheriff Hand
Ian, announcing the election of your city
Democratic ticket, was source OF congrat-
ulation Ii clearly endorses the course OF
Delegates Woods, Gleason and Garden III
standing by the caucus nominee OF the
Democratic party for United States Sena-
ator. This result, fresh from the people,
does not seem to verify the threatening
declaration contained in the speech of Sen
ator Flournoy Of yesterday, when he SIid:
"IfCamden is forced upon the people of
this state by the Democratic votes, then
the fate of the Democratic patty is sealed"
In connection wHh FlOurnOy's speech,
Marshall SehOn has been made the victim
OF a little story told by one OF his friends
to the effect that when FlOurnOy had fin
ished the Marshal grabbed his grip and
started for home, after telling a friend to
pay his bill and telegraph him the result
of the vote This speech has been the
source OF
CONSIDERABLE COMMENT
since yesterday, and has attracted atten-
ton to the other side Of the question and
the Jim Mason lobby. A leading citizen
and Democratic politician, from one OF the
river counties, said to Inc this evening, Il
have been watching this contest from a
purely diSintercsted standpoint, except As
it affected my party, for several days past,
and have concluded that the pulling and
eat bowling lobby of the anti-Camden men
is out of all contrast with the dignitied
canvass conducted by Camden and his
friends"
A letter was shown your. correspondent
this evening from a reliable citizen of
Hardy county stating that Hon. Joseph
Van Meter and other leaders Of that sec
tion were in favor of the caucus nominee,
and that the delegate from that district
had received letters and petitions to that
effect. This information is a source OF
qualification tO the friends of that sterling
old Democrat.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Judge Robertson, of Richmond, was before
the House Judiciary Committee rs n wit
ness ON behalf of Gen. Watts, who has
claim against the State for services rem
dered in the celebrated Chesapeake and
Ohio tax case. Judge Robertson was op'
posed to Gen. Watts in the case before
the Circuit Court of Ohio county, the Su'
preme Court of West Virginia, and the
Supreme Court of the United States, and
testified to the valuable service OF Watts
throughout the management Of the case.
The prohibition amendment was before
the Senate short time to-day, and Wa
again postponed until tomorrow, the con
sideraticn of it being interrupted by the
arrival of the hour tor the joint assembly
The Senate passed to third reading TO
day Mr.. Scott's bill for the establishment
of Savings Banks. 1t will probably pas
tomorrow.
A Joint Resolution authorizing the ap
pointment of n Joint Committee of the
two Houses to investigate the management,
of the Hospital for the Insane, was betor,
the House to-day and oecasiOned good
| deal Of debate. The resolution Is now II
hands of the Committee on Humane lnStl'
tutionS and Public Buildings.
The attendance during the week has
been unusually great and will probably
continue until the end of the Senatorla
contest.
Senator Morrison is absent by reason o.
I sickness.
Senator and Mrs. Scott expect 10 leave
for Wheeling in a few days.
TAXES.
During the discussion of the proposed
tax law yesterday Mr.. Garden, of Ohio
took the floor in opposition TO the bill. Ii
the course Of his remarks he called the al
tention of the House to the fact thai
Wheeling was already suffering from eN
eessive taxation, and had lost much in re
cent years from this cause. He quoted
from statistics which showed that enter
prises having an aggregate capital Of owe
four million dollars had located on tn,
Ohio side of the river for the sole reason
that taxation was less there than in Wes
Virginia, and referred in this connection
TO the loss in population through work
ingmen and their families clustering
around these Ohio industries Delegat
Gardens points were we'll taken.
r. Heber Smith, of Parkersburg,
T here.
, Editor 0hley, OF Fairmont, Sheriff Henr
Ash, of DOddridge county, Ed. WatsO
and other Marion county people, will s
! home tomorrow
The REGISTERS very complete repoI
, Of the caucus proceedings, including Sens
D tor FlOurnOy'S speech, together with I'll
e comments thereon, made the paper in III
$ usual request this evening Two hundre
papers were sold in very short time.